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Jazz musician Terence Blanchard on the hardest thing about composing for film
Jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard has six Grammy Awards, but this year, he's received his first Oscar nomination, for his original score in the 2018 film “BlacKkKlansman.” Jeffrey Brown sits down with Blanchard, who grew up in New Orleans,…
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Oscar-nominated ‘Vice’ is a character study on the quest for power
Part comedy, part tragedy, the Oscar-nominated movie "Vice" is all raw politics. The film paints a portrait of former Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne. Jeffrey Brown sits down with director Adam McKay and star Amy Adams to…
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What was the best TV of 2018?
As 2018 comes to a close, we continue our review of its best art. Two TV critics, NPR’s Eric Deggans and Vanity Fair’s Sonia Saraiya, join Jeffrey Brown discuss the year’s highlights in TV, both traditional and otherwise.
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For Hilary Swank, a ‘vulnerable’ role as the daughter of an Alzheimer’s patient
The new film “What They Had” explores the painful journey of a family coping with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Its accomplished cast includes Blythe Danner as an ailing mother and Hilary Swank as the daughter who comes home to care for…
In the movie "The Old Man and the Gun," a charming, aging criminal manages to leave a smile on the faces of those he robs. Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek join Jeffrey Brown to discuss their new film, and to…
In "The Old Man and The Gun," Robert Redford is a charming, well-dressed and friendly old guy -- who just happens to be a bank robber. He and co-star Sissy Spacek join Jeffrey Brown for a conversation about their first…
Following a week in the life of a middle schooler, the new film "Eighth Grade" sets the familiar fumblings of adolescence against the constant glare of a glowing screen or Snapchat filter. Jeffrey Brown takes a look at why it’s…
Jay and Mark Duplass are known for making quirky, funny, empathetic films and television -- and almost always on their own terms. Here are three documentaries that influenced them.
The documentary "RBG" is a look at perhaps the most unlikely rock star Washington has ever seen: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Tracing her roots, education and career, it's her early and continuing fight for gender equality that winds…
